The BEST episodes of Open All Hours season 4
Every episode of Open All Hours season 4, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Open All Hours season 4!
Arkwright is a tight-fisted shop owner in Doncaster, who will stop at nothing to keep his profits high and his overheads low, even if this means harassing his nephew Granville. Arkwright's only weakness is his love - Nurse Gladys Emanuel.
#1 - The Mystical Boudoir of Nurse Gladys Emmanuel
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/6/1985
Arkwright tries all manner of things in order to get himself into Nurse Gladys Emmanuel's bedroom, including the use of a ladder and a box of chocolates. Meanwhile Granville takes to wearing tights on his head.
#2 - Horse-Trading
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/8/1985
Arkwright smugly offloads a lot of clothes-horses to an rival Asian shopkeeper. However, when his rival starts making large profits using the clothes-horses as bait for customers, he makes Granville dress up as an Asian woman so that he can buy the clothes-horses back.
#3 - Soulmate Wanted
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/1/1985
Granville advertises for female company and ends up with more than he can handle.
#4 - Happy Birthday, Arkwright!
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/29/1985
Arkwright is on the alert after Nurse Gladys Emmanuel and Granville tell him that a man from the ""Good Shop Guide"" is visiting shops in the area. It is only a ruse by Granville and Nurse Gladys to teach Arkwright a lesson in good manners. Nurse Gladys dresses up as a man and is on the receiving end of some very polite behaviour from Arkwright.
#5 - The Housekeeper Caper
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/15/1985
Arkwright decides that to make Nurse Gladys Emmanuel jealous, he will advertise in the local paper for a live-in housekeeper. Unfortunately he is not prepared for Mrs Delphine Featherstone applying for the position!
#6 - The Errand Boy Executive
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/22/1985
Granville takes a fancy to Stephanie (""with a p-h"") who works in a boutique. He pretends that he is a young executive and that Arkwright is his assistant. Needless to say, Arkwright does not agree with this role-reversal.